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Marshall County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Marshall County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Marshall County, IA has a population of roughly 40,000 with a labor force participation rate of 66.6% and an unemployment rate of 4.0%; only 21.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trade and production occupations. Median worker earnings stand at $41,086 against a median home value of $134,100 and median gross rent of $860/month, reflecting a low cost of living relative to income. The county's foreign-born population of 14.6%—notably above typical rural Iowa levels—suggests a reliance on immigrant labor, while a modest population decline of 0.7% over five years signals a stable but slowly contracting local base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

39,971

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,315

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

Marshall County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,330 (70.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,336 (10.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,289 (8.2%)
  • Asian Alone1,652 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,177 (2.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone824 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,140
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,241
  3. 3.Vietnamese183
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)170
  5. 5.Arabic79

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

14.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,639

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,806

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,737

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,758
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,429
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,327
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,462
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,313

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,967
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,118
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,408
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,208
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,211

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.47×)780
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.38×)4,695
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.07×)1,465
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)2,282
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.00×)4,651

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$134,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$860/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,426 (12.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,281 (11.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,253 (10.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,100 (9.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999891 (7.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999846 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,086

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,059 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled2,416 (12.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,389 (7.1%)
  • Walked566 (2.9%)
  • Other61 (0.3%)
  • Taxi25 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.